The Steinberg CMC PD USB Pad Controller lets you lay down deeply dynamic drum grooves, control your favorite DAW functions and play natural percussion patterns. It has 16 highly responsive, backlit rubber pads, a rotary encoder and dedicated working modes, the CMC PD is a multi-purpose pad controller designed to improve your beat creation, recording and live performance workflow. Steinberg has 16 highly responsive rubber pads laid out in an MPC-style 4x4 matrix as its centerpiece. These pads allow you to create incredibly natural drum grooves and complex rhythmic patterns with a simple touch of your fingers.

The LED-based background lights on the CMC pad controller change colors according to the velocity level - from green to orange over to red. You can browse sounds and presets in next to no time with the practical rotary encoder. The 4x4 layout makes this pad controller the ideal hardware partner for MPC-style, virtual drum samplers such as Steinberg's Groove Agent ONE or external hardware sound modules. But the CMC PD also works wonders as an all-in-one DAW control desk. The pad controller lets you easily change the MIDI note assignment for each pad with the included PD Editor software.

The 4Velocity mode for easy step recording, 16 selectable volume response curves and power supply via USB round out the universal feature set of this slim-sized yet extremely versatile controller unit. So basically, the CMC pad controller offers excellent handling alongside extensive customization options to turn it into an all-in-one DAW control solution.

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